Today, the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are testifying before the U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee. In response to the hearing, Jon Schweppe, director of policy and government affairs at American Principles Project, and co-author of “Protecting Free Speech and Defending Kids,” a blueprint to rewrite Section 230, released the following statement: A handful … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced the Saving American History Act of 2020, legislation which would bar federal funds from being used to support the teaching of the New York Times’ “1619 Project” in public schools. The 1619 Project was launched by the Times last year with the aim of reframing American history … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project and SPRY Strategies released polling results from ten battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. The states were selected due to their expected competitiveness this November in either the presidential race, a U.S. Senate race, or both. Terry Schilling, executive director at … Read more
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) introduced new legislation this week which would encourage Big Tech companies to adhere to First Amendment principles while stripping away those companies’ immunity from civil liability if they do not take reasonable steps to prevent illegal activity from occurring on their platforms. The “Stopping Big Tech Censorship Act” is … Read more
WASHINGTON — Following the recent Supreme Court case regarding Title VII, American Principles Project (APP) is encouraging federal agencies to reject calls from left-wing activists and outside groups to reverse course on the definition of “sex.” In the last few weeks, the Trump administration has strongly affirmed the reality of biological sex in federal law. … Read more
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the “Limiting Section 230 to Good Samaritans Act,” a bill that would open up Big Tech platforms to civil liability for unfairly censoring the speech of users. Hawley was joined by four Republican cosponsors: Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Tom … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released a new campaign ad highlighting the recent violent riots which have roiled American cities and resulted in the defacing of monuments to America’s founders. The ad also calls out Democrats for encouraging the idea that America was truly founded in 1619 to protect slavery, instead of in … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that Title VII’s prohibition of sex discrimination in employment also outlaws discrimination based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” In response, Terry Schilling, executive director of American Principles Project, released the following statement slamming the ruling: Judicial activism wins again. That is … Read more
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a new rule that recognizes the prohibition of sex discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to mean discrimination based on biological sex. The rule overturns a previous Obama-era rule which had interpreted sex to include subjective “gender identity.” In response, Terry Schilling, executive … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released a blueprint for a legislative amendment to Section 230 that would incentivize Big Tech platforms to promote free speech and free expression in the digital public square while protecting children from pornography and other harmful content. The proposal, authored by APP’s director of policy Jon Schweppe and … Read more